Monica Olsen

MONICA OLSEN

Born June 12th 1979, Norway. Lives in Brooklyn, New York City.

Monica has always been fascinated by human expressions, body language and form. This is why she chose to earn her Masters degree in the US at the New York Academy of Art. She majored in Sculpture with an Faculty Award of «Excellence of Sculpture» in 2011 after receiving a Bachelor degree in Visual Arts and Ceramic Sculpture in 2005 from the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo, Norway. She came to New York in 2009 as a recipient of the Fulbright Grant, which she was granted for two years. The Academy in New York was the perfect match for her working figuratively with her wish to learn and grow, she was highly motivated and inspired by the great opportunity of learning from some of the best artist within the contemporary figurative art world.

The Academy opened new doors and ways of expression for Monica. To master the anatomy and work with technical solutions for the human form was groundbreaking for her. Learning the structure of the body and the head, both in sculpture and drawing has been critical in her development as an artist. One of her main interest is working with portraits, both heads and busts, especially by adding pieces of a presence, ...

2011 Master of Fine Arts, New York Academy of
Art, USA

2005 Bachelor of Visual Arts, The National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, Norway

2001 Mølla - Private Art School, Moss, Norway

2000 Plus- skolen, Private Art School, Fredrikstad, Norway

1998 Upper Secondary School. Drawing, Color and Form. Glemmen, Fredrikstad, Norway

2016 “Picturing the unprintable", Alumni Association of the New York Academy of Art, Flux Factory, New York City 2015 Kafé Nyt, Østfold Kunstsenter Sommerutstillingen, Østfold Kunstsenter 2014 “Open Studio”, åpent skulpturverksted ved Hydrogenfabrikken Kunsthall Fredrikstad ...